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Environmental_Log344 t1_j9k7q00 wrote

Reply to comment by Soggy_Affect6063 in Now that Putin has suspended nuclear arms treaty should we be concerned in CT? by IndicationOver

I hadn't thought of it in terms of soft targets. We in SE CT used to talk about how Groton with it's submarines would be a first choice. I have always thought that if nukes fell, there would be no problem for me as I would be dead in the explosion. If I have to live with the fallout, then I might as well end it myself as soon as the news reaches me.

Edited to add that I am not depressed and do not need a reddit care message. TIA, I am fine 😊

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Miles_vel_Day t1_j9k3qvo wrote

Reply to Moving from the UK to work in New London, Where's the best place's to look at moving to? by UNCERTAIN_BUCKET

I grew up in Montville, just north of New London, and have lived in Norwich, Waterford and New London proper.

If you're used to urban living (it sounds like you lived in some decently dense cities in the UK) and want to be able to walk to literally anything, and enjoy things like coffee shops and live music, just move to New London. It's a cool place and the only thing resembling an actual city in this part of the state, considering how hollowed-out and economically depressed Norwich is.

If you're moving to near downtown, try to stay east of Jay/Huntington Streets. If you're looking for a more suburban residential area things are pretty nice south of the hospital. Those aren't ironclad, of course, but it's probably a good place to get started with your search. Depending on your tolerance of crime/vagrancy/squalor you can expand your search from there.

Montville, Waterford, Groton, Ledyard, East Lyme... meh. They're all pretty much the same from where I'm standing. All perfectly decent car-reliant suburbs.

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SnooPeripherals5518 t1_j9k2grg wrote

Reply to comment by anttheninja in Now that Putin has suspended nuclear arms treaty should we be concerned in CT? by IndicationOver

Sikorsky has nothing to do with it. Military helicopters (and Sikorsky helos) are a dying breed. Look at what is happening in Ukraine and look at what the U.S. Air Force is doing with their fleet of Pave Hawks. They're already decommissioning the premier active CSAR squadron in two years (the 55th at Nellis) and have divested further production of HH-60W's. Also, look at the winner of the Army FVL (Future Vertical Lift) competition which is (not) Sikorsky but their competitor Bell/Textron. If I owned Sikorsky stock I'd be selling it. If I worked at Sikorsky I'd be looking elsewhere.

So, Sikorsky is a non-player in the nuclear first strike arena.

HOWEVER, I would look at Groton and the sub base there. That IS (and always has been) a first-strike target. But other than that Connecticut is a military "Black-hole" with nothing of significance in this state. NYC is, however, a juicy target for multiple strikes and "look" for it to become a solid sheet of glass if the unthinkable were ever to become reality. Connecticut to be the recipient of literally TONS of irradiated nuclear fallout which would turn this state into a desert wasteland.

Again, no worries. It'll be over so fast you'll never be bothered by it. Just the blindness if you had been looking in the direction of a detonation and then radiation burning if close enough or inhalation asphyxiation if further away.

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